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Mississauga
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Mississauga
is dedicated to helping meet that challenge.
“We have a highly skilled workforce,” May-
or Crombie says. “Two-thirds of our population
has a post-secondary degree, and about an-
other 20 per cent of those are highly skilled in
areas like engineering, micro-biology, design,
and more. We’re a cultural magnet for skilled
and semi-skilled labour from around the world.”
The workforce in Mississauga collectively
speaks over 200 languages from 90 different
countries, and includes representatives from
all over the world. The city also has ample
post-secondary education in close proximity,
with 10 universities and 11 colleges within a
one-hour drive. This educational infrastructure
will allow Mississauga to sustain and grow
their supply of great talent.
The city also boasts an extremely strong
lifestyle offering, with strengths in education,
healthcare, stability and safety – in fact, for the
14th year in a row, Mississauga was named
one of the safest cities in Canada based on
research conducted by Safe City Mississauga,
which compares crime rates to other census
metropolitan areas across the country. Be-
cause of this overall lifestyle offering, employ-
ees and their families tend to be drawn to the
city, making it easy to retain talent once it ar-
rives.
“We really sell ourselves as a great place to
live, work and raise your family,” says Mayor
Crombie. “There’s a quality of life here that’s
quite exceptional. Mississauga was made for
families; not as a bedroom community, but as
a focal point for amazing lives.”
Finally, Mayor Crombie cites the city’s “busi-
ness friendly environment” as its third major
strength. By that, she means that it’s cost-
effective to operate and grow in Mississauga,
and that the city’s industry-leading EDO will
work closely with local companies to make
sure that happens.
“We have a great service mentality with our
Economic Development Office,” she says “We
actually visit our local corporations and com-
panies and ask them how we can improve our
service. We find out what they need help with,
whether it’s creating contacts, business prob-
lem-solving, or site location assistance.”
Whether a business is starting out, expand-
ing, consolidating or relocating, Mayor Crom-
bie says they can rely on a team of profession-
als at the EDO to help them make decisions
easier, faster, and more effectively.
“We’re very hands-on with our companies,”
she says.